Do you also find yourself daydreaming about your next holiday? Maybe you’re thinking about a trip to Argentina and would like to see the Iguazu Waterfalls. In this blog post I will tell you more about what to expect and how to prepare for your visit. Disclaimer: this post is based on my visit to …
Would you like to do the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu but you’re not quite sure what to expect? No worries, you have come to the right place. This post is about The Salkantay Trek, and talks about which trek to choose, what company to go for and what to expect. Disclaimer: this post is …
After our 2-week visit to Uruguay, we travelled back to Buenos Aires. We spent our last 2 weeks of South America in the Argentinian capital. During these 2 weeks, we managed to see quite a lot of Buenos Aires. In this blog I’ve collected 6 of our favourite things to do in BA. La Boca …
After exploring Colonia and Montevideo, we decided it was time for a beach holiday. We took the bus from Montevideo to Punta del Diablo (4 hours) where we stayed for four days. After Punta del Diablo we continued onwards to the “Paceville of Uruguay”: Punta del Este. Punta del Diablo Punta del Diablo is a small …
Since our plane to New Zealand only leaves on the 24th of February, we decided to add another country to our list: Uruguay. To be honest, Uruguay has never really been on my radar, but Simen is very intrigued by it. So, we decided to travel to this tiny South-American nation for about 2 weeks, …
After our 5-day stay in Bariloche, we made our way to the Iguazu Waterfalls. Since Iguazu is located on the complete opposite side of Argentina, and we had enough of long bus rides, we decided to fly there. We scheduled a very short visit to Iguazu, we arrived on the 22nd and flew back to …
As if a 28-hour bus ride wasn’t bad enough yet, I spent the first 2 days in Bariloche in bed. The verdict: tonsillitis. No idea how I managed to pick it up, but it meant that our 5-day visit to Bariloche turned into a 3 day one. We decided to rent a car for 2 …
Our next stop after El Chaltén was San Carlos de Bariloche. Unfortunately, these 2 cities are about 1500 km away from each other, which meant we had to choose between a very expensive flight (€300 p.p.) and a 24-hour bus ride… We chose the latter. Even though taking the bus from El Chaltén to Bariloche …
After our short visit to El Calafate and the Perito Moreno Glacier, we travelled onwards towards El Chaltén. This tiny city, with only 3000 inhabitants, is known as Argentina’s hiking capital. Of course, this meant we mainly did hikes while we were here. All hikes leaving from El Chaltén are very well indicated and easy …
Our first destination on the Argentinian side of Patagonia was the town of El Calafate. This town is a 7 hour bus ride away from Puerto Natales in Chile. The main reason for our visit to El Calafate was the world-famous Perito Moreno Glacier, about 80 km away. We opted for a guided tour, organised …